When Panic Attacks

St. Paul was an early pillar of the Christian church. He suffered from a “thorn in the flesh.” Biblical scholars don’t know what this weakness was. Some have speculated that it might have been bipolar ( manic-depressive) illness, sexual confusion, or stuttering. In desperation, St. Paul prayed to God to remove this thorn. But God ignored his prayer

When you’re anxious, you’re almost always avoiding a problem that’s bothering you, but you’re not aware of it. You push the problem out of conscious awareness because you want to be nice and don’t want to rock the boat or upset anyone. All of a sudden, you feel anxious and you’re not sure why. You may develop phobias or panic attacks or start obses

“My grace is sufficient for you. For in your weakness, my strength is revealed more completely.”